Jurisics Castle | |
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Kőszeg, Hungary | |
Coordinates | 47°23′22″N 16°32′20″E / 47.38958°N 16.53887°E |
Site information | |
Owner | National Treasury [1] |
Condition | Currently operated as a museum |
Site history | |
Built | |
Battles/wars | Siege of Güns |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Nikola Jurišić |
Jurisics Castle, named after Croatian nobleman Nikola Jurišić ( Hungarian: Miklós Jurisics) is located in Kőszeg, Hungary.
During the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, Pargalı İbrahim Pasha under the command of Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to the castle in 1532. [2] Jurišić and less than 1,000 men defended the castle for 25 days without any artillery, despite 19 assaults. [2] [3]
Jurisics Castle | |
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Kőszeg, Hungary | |
Coordinates | 47°23′22″N 16°32′20″E / 47.38958°N 16.53887°E |
Site information | |
Owner | National Treasury [1] |
Condition | Currently operated as a museum |
Site history | |
Built | |
Battles/wars | Siege of Güns |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Nikola Jurišić |
Jurisics Castle, named after Croatian nobleman Nikola Jurišić ( Hungarian: Miklós Jurisics) is located in Kőszeg, Hungary.
During the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, Pargalı İbrahim Pasha under the command of Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to the castle in 1532. [2] Jurišić and less than 1,000 men defended the castle for 25 days without any artillery, despite 19 assaults. [2] [3]